About the Role:Dr. Squatch is scaling one of the largest in-house cold-process soap and deodorant manufacturing operations in the country. As our Brea manufacturing plant continues to grow, we are looking for a strong Production Supervisor to lead daily production execution, team performance, safety, quality, output, and operational discipline across our manufacturing floor.
This role is critical to delivering safe, consistent, high-quality production while building a culture of accountability, urgency, and continuous improvement. The ideal candidate is a hands-on floor leader who can drive results through people, standard work, strong communication, and disciplined execution.
This is not just a "run the shift" role. We are looking for a resilient, high-ownership leader who can stabilize operations, develop team members, improve attendance and accountability, partner cross-functionally, and help build a production culture that is safe, reliable, efficient, and scalable.
This is a full-time role with company benefits based in Brea, CA. This role reports to the Production Manager.
The anticipated base compensation range for this role will be $72,000 to $90,000. Compensation will be commensurate with the candidate's experience and local market rates.
What You'll Do:- Production Leadership & Shift Execution
- Lead daily production execution across assigned shift operations, including deodorant and cold-process soap manufacturing, cutting, packaging, and supporting production areas.
- Own shift performance against safety, quality, output, efficiency, labor utilization, schedule attainment, and housekeeping expectations.
- Set clear expectations for line leads, operators, material handlers, and production associates.
- Ensure production teams start on time, stay focused on priorities, and execute to the daily production plan.
- Partner closely with Planning, Maintenance, Quality, Warehouse, EH&S, and Production leadership to remove barriers and protect schedule attainment.
- Maintain strong shift-to-shift communication, including open issues, staffing gaps, quality concerns, downtime, material shortages, and follow-up actions.
- Escalate risks early so there are no surprises for plant leadership.
- Safety, Quality & GMP Discipline
- Lead every shift with a safety-first mindset.
- Ensure all team members follow site safety rules, PPE requirements, GMPs, hygiene standards, housekeeping expectations, and standard operating procedures.
- Stop unsafe behaviors immediately and coach team members in the moment.
- Partner with EH&S to support incident prevention, safety investigations, corrective actions, and safety engagement.
- Partner with Quality to ensure products are manufactured, packaged, labeled, and handled according to standards.
- Ensure quality checks, production documentation, line clearances, and batch records are completed accurately and on time.
- Reinforce that safety and quality are non-negotiable and must never be sacrificed for output.
- People Leadership & Team Development
- Lead, coach, and develop production leads, operators, and associates.
- Build a high-accountability culture rooted in respect, urgency, ownership, and follow-through.
- Address attendance, performance, behavior, and productivity issues quickly and consistently.
- Ensure new associates are properly trained before being placed independently on the production floor.
- Build bench strength by developing leads and high-potential associates.
- Conduct regular floor check-ins, coaching conversations, and performance feedback.
- Create a team environment where expectations are clear, communication is direct, and people understand how their work impacts the business.
- Lead with composure, fairness, humility, and consistency during high-pressure production days.
- Operational Performance & Daily Management
- Drive daily performance against production targets, labor standards, yield expectations, downtime goals, and schedule requirements.
- Use production data, hourly output, downtime trends, quality results, and staffing information to make decisions during the shift.
- Monitor line performance and take action when output, quality, safety, or staffing performance falls behind plan.
- Conduct effective pre-shift meetings focused on safety, priorities, staffing, production goals, quality alerts, and key risks.
- Support daily Tier meetings by providing clear updates on shift results, misses, countermeasures, and support needed.
- Ensure production boards, shift reports, and operating metrics are accurate and updated.
- Drive a disciplined rhythm of follow-up so issues are not repeated shift after shift.
- Labor, Attendance & Staffing Control
- Own shift labor deployment to ensure the right people are in the right roles at the right time.
- Manage staffing needs based on the production schedule, skill requirements, attendance, and line priorities.
- Partner with HR and Production leadership to address attendance concerns, agency labor issues, performance gaps, and staffing reliability.
- Ensure breaks, lunches, rotations, and line assignments are executed without disrupting production flow.
- Cross-train team members to improve flexibility, coverage, and resilience across departments.
- Hold leads accountable for managing their areas and communicating labor or performance concerns early.
- Standard Work, Training & Process Discipline
- Ensure team members follow approved SOPs, work instructions, OPLs, quality standards, and production procedures.
- Reinforce standard work through daily coaching, audits, and hands-on leadership.
- Identify training gaps and partner with Production leadership, Quality, EH&S, and Training resources to close them.
- Ensure process changes, quality alerts, and safety updates are communicated clearly and consistently across the shift.
- Support documentation improvements when procedures are unclear, outdated, or not being followed.
- Create a culture where the team does the work the right way, every time, even when leadership is not watching.
- Continuous Improvement & Problem Solving
- Identify and eliminate recurring production issues that impact safety, quality, output, labor efficiency, yield, or morale.
- Support root cause analysis for downtime, quality defects, scrap, rework, missed production targets, and safety concerns.
- Partner with Maintenance and Engineering to address equipment issues impacting production performance.
- Lead practical floor-level improvements that simplify work, reduce waste, improve flow, and increase productivity.
- Promote 5S, visual management, standard work, and continuous improvement behaviors across the shift.
- Help move the plant from reactive execution to a more proactive, disciplined, and scalable production system.
About You:- Required Qualifications
- High school diploma or equivalent required.
- Minimum of 3 years of production, manufacturing, operations, or shift leadership experience.
- Prior lead, supervisor, or people leadership experience in a manufacturing environment strongly preferred.
- Experience leading hourly teams in a fast-paced production environment.
- Strong understanding of safety, quality, GMPs, housekeeping, production flow, and standard work.
- Ability to manage labor, attendance, staffing assignments, line performance, and daily execution.
- Strong communication skills with the ability to partner effectively with Production, Maintenance, Quality, EH&S, Warehouse, Planning, and HR.
- Ability to prioritize multiple issues during the shift and make sound decisions under pressure.
- Comfortable using production data, reports, spreadsheets, and performance metrics to manage the shift.
- Proficiency with basic computer tools such as Microsoft Office, Google Workspace, Excel, Google Sheets, or similar systems.
- Comfortable working on-site and supporting overtime, weekends, shutdowns, or schedule changes when business needs require it.
- Preferred Qualifications
- Experience in consumer products, personal care, food, beverage, cosmetics, or regulated manufacturing environments.
- Experience with deodorant, cold-process soap, batching, mixing, cutting, packaging, filling, labeling, or high-volume production lines.
- Familiarity with FDA, GMP, SQF, HACCP, OSHA, and manufacturing compliance standards.
- Experience working in a startup, scale-up, or high-growth manufacturing environment.
- Experience with daily management systems, Tier meetings, production boards, shift reporting, OEE, yield, labor efficiency, or downtime tracking.
- Experience using systems such as Redzone, ERP, WMS, CMMS, production tracking tools, or similar manufacturing systems.
- Bilingual English and Spanish strongly preferred.
- Lean manufacturing, 5S, root cause analysis, standard work, or continuous improvement experience preferred.
Leadership Characteristics We Value- Resilient under pressure and steady during challenging production days.
- Strong ownership and accountability.
- Hands-on leader who earns credibility on the floor.
- High sense of urgency without compromising safety or quality.
- Clear communicator who provides strong shift handoffs and escalates risk early.
- Practical problem solver who can make progress without perfect resources.
- Strong coaching mindset with the ability to develop leads, operators, and associates.
- Positive, team-oriented, and willing to help outside of a narrow job description.
- Data-driven enough to use production metrics to improve performance.
- High standards for safety, quality, people, equipment, housekeeping, and results.
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We offer a competitive salary in a growth-focused & collaborative team environment. Benefits include medical, dental, vision, 401k with Squatch match, and PTO. We also have great perks like healthy snacks, frequent company events, and of course, free products!
